Connections is an opportunity for students to learn about themselves, meet other like-minded students and get involved at Pratt. The five-week, not for credit class begins in Janauary and addresses: communication skills, organizational skills, identity awareness, diversity appreciation, decision-making and problem solving. Students must attend the Connections class to apply for leadership positions including: RA,…
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Student registration dates by credit totals
November 9 119 or more total credits completed
November 10 106–118 total credits completed
November 11 99–105 total credits completed
November 12 78–98 total credits completed
November 13 70–77 total credits completed
November 16 55–69 total…
Pratt Manhattan Gallery exhibition "Ethics + Aesthetics = Sustainable Fashion" was previewed in a November 10 TreeHugger post. "Ethics + Aesthetics" is the first American exhibition to investigate the sustainable practices of American fashion designers, many of whom are based in New York City. The exhibition will run from November 20, 2009 through February…
Design blog Core77 recently featured a first-hand account from 11 young Pratt designers who traveled to Guyana to collaborate with factory workers and indigenous artisan weavers to create sustainable furniture designs. Click here to read about their experience.
Last Saturday, MAS, the Pratt Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment (GCPE), and the Pratt Institute Planning Student Association sponsored the Livable Neighborhoods Program at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Students of Pratt and other city universities, joined members of the local community for a half-day of training sessions focused on the public’s role…
Surface Magazine included thesis projects by recent Pratt graduates Charles Constantine, John Renaud, and Laura Weatherly in its annual Thesis Guide, which comprises the top graduate thesis work from 2009. Constantine's industrial design thesis addresses the North American funeral ritual, creating furniture and accessories that place life and death side by side. Renaud's fashion…
STEPHEN BLAUWEISS - 500 WEEKS OF WORK, A Visual Media Retrospective, is the culmination of a decade's worth of work in a variety of media (photomontage, video, and photography) for a range of disciplines (editorial, graphic design, and documentary). Across this…
Join Program Board and C-Board for Mystic Turkey, Weds. Nov. 11th from 7-9pm in the Student Union! Tarot card readers, palm readers, and henna tattoo artists will be available FREE for students. Monetary and canned food donations are HIGHLY recommended. All proceeds will go to C-Board's Operation Turkey initiative and CDSC Food Pantry.
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Please join us for a lively information session for prospective students. Learn about our programs and how to apply.
Are you thinking about coming to Pratt-SILS to earn your MSLIS degree and pursue a career in the information professions?
Then you'll want to attend an Open…
November 12, 2009, 12-6pm (including registration & networking reception)
School of Visual Arts Theater
333 W 23 St., between 8 and 9 Aves
The NYC Usability Professional's Association, in concert with the Interaction Designers' Association (IxDA) and the School of Visual Arts is holding an annual event called "World Usability Day" to celebrate usable…
Today is the last day that a student can withdraw from a class. All students enrolled in a class after this date will receive a letter grade. Withdrawals are included on official transcripts as WD but do not affect GPA. More information on Pratt Institute's grading system can be found in the Registrar's guidelines.
Pratt Ranks Number One for Graduate Interior Design.
Graduate interior design was ranked number one nationally by DesignIntelligence for the second year in a row. The undergraduate interior design program was ranked number two nationally again, and industrial design moved to number two. Graduate industrial design is number five. Undergraduate architecture is ranked 15th nationally. …
a collection of photographs and various works by
Opening Reception: Monday, November 16th, 5-9pm
Gallery F/V & P
Steuben Hall, 3rd Floor
Pratt Institute
200 Willoughby Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11205
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Friday 12-5pm (and by appointment)
For…
Pratt to offer a $1,000 scholarship through CollegeNET.com
The scholarship, which will be awarded on January 1, 2010, is only available to Pratt Institute students using CollegeNET.com, a free, unique scholarship website that allows students to vote on who should win the weekly scholarship. Voting is open through December 30. Visit www.collegenet.com to enter…
Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul (2004, Thailand, 118 mins.)
Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, TROPICAL MALADY is a lyrical and mysterious film by maverick Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul (BLISSFULLY YOURS, SYNDROMES AND A CENTURY), one of…
Digital Arts Lecture Hall, ARC Building, Lower Level
Brooklyn campus
Lance Kinz will present and discuss the artwork of Jeremy Blake (1971 - 2007).
Blake is considered a pioneer for using digital media to create a new kind of fine art. Blake's digital c-prints and animated paintings have been…
With the holiday season upon us, most people are preoccupied with the details of holiday planning and shopping. Unfortunately, the safety precautions we normally take can be forgotten as the excitement of the season causes us to let our guard down. The NYPD wants this to…
As part of the SOA's Lecture Series, Professors Lawrence Blough and David Ruy will be presenting their work, Fabrications 2 on Thursday, November 19th at 6pm in the Higgins Hall Auditorium, followed by a reception to view their work in the Hall's Siegel Gallery.
Fashion Week Daily featured Pratt Manhattan Gallery's "Ethics + Aesthetics = Sustainable Fashion" exhibition in a November 19 "Chic Report" post. The exhibition opens with a public reception from 6 to 8 PM today, November 19, and is the first American exhibition to investigate the sustainable practices of American fashion designers, many of whom…
Friday November 20th, 2009 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Student Union, Brooklyn Campus
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Get yourself out there and meet company and industry reps. offering internship opportunities for the SPRING and SUMMER sessions.
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Join Program Board on a trip to the National Museum of the American Indian in NYC @ 11am
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Pratt Institute vs. Medgar Evers College (Away)
